It's hilarious that he generally talked about rape in that post, mentioned the president mocking the victim, then seems surprised people think that's the case he is talking about. And gettng so frustrated with folks making it political! He's a fruitloop.

Share on other sites

And here I was thinking people have the right of innocence until proven guilty. In that example you have a person come out 36 years after the fact with absolutely zero evidence and yet the guy has been found guilty and sent to the gallows. Crazy these days how an accusation is all you now need to destroy someone.

Like most cases of alleged sexual misconduct it is the word of the complainant that forms the evidence. That’s more than ‘zero’ evidence.

Far from being found guilty and sent to the gallows he’s likely to be confirmed as a SC Justice in the next few hours.

Beside all that, my point was not about the guilt or innocence of Kavanaugh, rather that given the cultural attitude of a society whose president openly mocks a sexual assault complainant, it is not surprising that local law enforcement are still phoning it in when it comes to investigating sexual assault allegations.

when I wrote the post you commented on just a few days ago I thought that we had progressed a fair bit in Australia in the last’s decade, but only yesterday I had a terrible example of investigative slackness on the part of our local constabulary come across my desk at work. The fact that there was immediate complaint against an abusive spouse (after she was allegedly held captive for a week) and still extant physical injuries, including anal fissures, was not enough for the cops to even open the book: the complainant was a migrant and in Australia on a spousal visa, so of course she wasn’t to be be believed: case closed before it was even opened.

Share this post

Link to post

Share on other sites

when I wrote the post you commented on just a few days ago I thought that we had progressed a fair bit in Australia in the last’s decade, but only yesterday I had a terrible example of investigative slackness on the part of our local constabulary come across my desk at work. The fact that there was immediate complaint against an abusive spouse (after she was allegedly held captive for a week) and still extant physical injuries, including anal fissures, was not enough for the cops to even open the book: the complainant was a migrant and in Australia on a spousal visa, so of course she wasn’t to be be believed: case closed before it was even opened.

Share this post

Link to post

Share on other sites

news feed is reporting an OD as a result of depression and other health issues (diabetes). Family asking for privacy. Never a good sign, but love him or hate him, let's hope for the best, for his family's sake.

Share this post

Link to post

Share on other sites

I still can't anything which confirms he's died. It was reported on his Wikipedia page but has since been removed. Swellnet reported it but it's been removed as well. Not one Hawaiian news source is reporting anything.

Link to post

Share on other sites

I still can't anything which confirms he's died. It was reported on his Wikipedia page but has since been removed. Swellnet reported it but it's been removed as well. Not one Hawaiian news source is reporting anything.

Looks wrong.

Tried the same thing. No media outlets carrying a story about it.

could be a "rope a dope " move to trick Macca into going to Hawaii ironman this year!

The story could have gotten out from the hospital where Garcia is /was being cared for. The family could have been approached regarding organ donations and that's when the rumour mill goes into overdrive.